Water cooler



July 6,1926.

G. W. TINAPP WATER COOLER Filed Feb. 28, 1922 INVENTOR A TOHNEYS Patented July 1926.

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W. TCINAEB, 0F BROOKLYN, `:NETA/V YORK, .ASSIGNOR TO GREAT BEAR {S13-RING COMPANY, 0F .MORSEMERE,.NETZ JERSEY,-A :CORPORATION 0F `Nil-EVV' JERSEY.

WATER GDOLER.

Application led February 28, 1922. Serial No. 539,890.

water from the container ilooding the water cooling chamber.l In inverting this demijohn to position it over the water cooling chamber there is a danger of spilling the water and sometimes careless individuals will make use of a hand to prevent the flow of water from the demijohn .while they are inverting the same, thus giving rise to the possibility of injecting disease germs into the water.

The general object of this invention is the provision of a water cooler including a cooling chamber and means for supporting a water container above the cooling chamber, and supplying means that may be transferred from one water container to another that serves to control the ilow of water from the container, said means being-operated only upon a certain rise of the water level in the water cooling chamber.

This object is accomplished by introducing a positive acting valve which may be associated with the water container and which is operated by a flow controlled by the rise and fall of water in the water cooling chamber.

This and other objects of the invention will be more clearly understood from the following detailed description and accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is a side elevation showing a section of the cooling chamber;

Figure 2 is a cross section along the line 2-2, Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a section along the line 3 3, Figure 2.

Referring to the above-mentioned drawings, an ice box 10 providedwith a removable top 11 and supported on legs 12 is shown.

Located inthe icc box 10 is a vessel 13 from which water may be drawn by means Y of the tube 14 and valve 15. Ice 16 may be introduced into the ice box 10 'by the removal of the top 11. `vA pad 17 is mounted on 'the upper. end of the vessel 13 to engage the water container or demijohn v18 topre-f vent it coming in contact with the vessel 13, thus eliminating the danger of cracking the same should it slip from the hands p f a careless individual and crash into posiion.

An assemblage 20, which may be associated with any demijohn 18, serves for controlling the flow of water therefrom. This assemblage consists of a connecter 21 having a channel 22 extending therethrough and an annular` cork 23 shaped to fit into the neck 19 of the demijohn mounted on its upper end, while iitted into the lower end is a valve seat 24. Attached to the lower end of the connecter is a bearing 25 in which a valve stem 26 is slidably mounted, carryingv a valve 27 in alinement with the valve seat 24 and so shaped that when seated therein it closes the channel 22. A spring 28 il mounted on the valve stem to limit its downward movement. Connected to the lower end of the valve stem is a float 29.

In using this water cooler the ice boxv 10 is iirst packed with ice and the cover 11 placed in position. The assemblage 2O is then projected into the neck of the demijohn 19 making tight engagement therewith. After the assemblage 20 has'been placed in position the demijohn is inverted and placed in position on the pad 17 with the neck of the assemblage 20 extending into the water cooling chamber formed by the vessel 13. Vater will flow from the demijohn until the level of the water in the water cooling chamber has raised to a point where it acts on the iioat 29, forcing it upward and positioning the valve 27 in the valve seat 24 thus stopping the flow of water from the container 18. Vhen any water is drawnL from the cooling chamber through they tube 14 and valve lthe water in the water cooling chamber is lowered, allowing the iioat 29 and valve 27 to move downward by their own weight. This allows water to flow from the container 18 into the water cooling chamber, again raising the level of the water in the same and forcing the valve 27 upward into position in they valve seat 24.

I would state in conclusion that while the illustrated example constitutes a practical embodiment of my invention, I do not limit myself strictly to the exact details herein illustrated since manifestly the same can be 10 the bottle to which considerably varied Without departing from the spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claim.

Claim:

A device of the character described adapted to be inserted in the neck of a Water bottle, such as is designed for use on water coolers, said device including a cylindrical body portion no Wider than the neck of it is to be connected, a cylindrical central tubular member in the body, material around the tube of a shape to fit the neck of the bottle and hold the device therein, a removable plate on one end of the body constituting a Wall of a valve chamber, a stem movable through the plate, a valve on the stem adapted to close the passage through the chamber, a spring on the same exerting pressure on the valve, and a fioat carried by the valve chamber.

GEORGE lV. TINAPP.

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